Visual design

If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.

Printed pages

Clicking the "print this page" link will display a stripped-down version suitable for printing. This is accomplished by using a style switcher to exchange a print stylesheet for the screen one.

Software

The University of Houston-Downtown website has been tested for viewing with Internet Explorer 6 & 7 for Windows, FireFox 2 & 3 for Windows and Macintosh, Opera 9 for Windows and Macintosh, and Safari 2 & 3 for Macintosh and Safari 3 for Windows.

Links to other helpful software is below.

JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.

Compliance Exceptions and Exemptions Handling

Exceptions

An exception request shall be submitted to the president or chancellor of an institution of higher education for each electronic and information resources development or procurement, including outsourced development, which does not comply with the standards and specifications described in Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, pursuant to §2054.460, Texas Government Code.

An approved exception shall include the following:

a date of expiration;

a plan for alternate means of access for persons with disabilities;

justification for the exception including relevant cost avoidance estimates; and

signature of the executive director of the agency.

Institutions of higher education shall maintain records of exception requests according to that institution of higher education's internal accessibility policy.

The department shall establish and maintain a list of electronic and information technology resources which are determined to be exempt from the standards and specifications of all or part of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title.

Exemptions

A list of electronic and information technology resources which are determined by UHD to be exempt from the standards and specifications of all or part of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title are listed below:

There are currently no accessibility compliance exemptions on record as of the date this page was last updated,
3/9/12.